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Showerthought: the number of people who call it 'pushing film' when they just underexposed
Was at a meetup last week and this guy was bragging about pushing his Tri-X to 1600. I asked to see his negatives and they were super thin with almost no shadow detail. That's not pushing, that's just underexposing and hoping development saves you. Real pushing means you actually need the extra speed because you're shooting in dim light, not because you accidentally set your meter wrong. I've developed enough rolls to spot the difference from across the room. Anyone else run into people who confuse proper pushing with just bad exposure?
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johnfoster26d ago
You seen his negatives look underexposed or just thin?
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the_luna26d ago
@johnfoster could be a bit of both actually. Thin negs usually have that see-through look but underexposed ones are more foggy and muddy. These just look flat with no real shadow detail.
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